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< giftwrap | posted at 2:55 pm on December 21, 2004 > so it transpires that I'm going for a drink with 'Joe', aka 'Door B' (in the regard of: "Behind Door A is a sandy blonde, green-eyed 20-year-old industrial design student who loves me... and behind Door B is a dark brunette, brown-eyed 26-year-old designer who may just kind of fancy me").my resolution, however, is to treat it as a work-related, totally innocent drink with a friend met through work, and it's so innocent that yes I have told Door A about it, and there is no problem. but tomorrow night I shall meet this Door B for my drink. speaking of problems, i have a huge problem in terms of what to get Door A for xmas. Ack! Anyway. here is the survey, kids: 1. what did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?: many things. it has possibly been the year that i have done the most new things in a very long time. 2. did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?: i didn't make any last year, and i will make some for next year. though i don't quite yet know what they'll be. 3. did anyone close to you give birth?: two of my aunts. i have two new cousins! 4. did anyone close to you die?: no. but my grandfather did right at the end of last year, on the first day of my holiday to vietnam. so that grief was pushed back into this year since we only got back to the country on the 31st December. 5. what countries did you visit?: India. 6. what would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?: Self-confidence. 7. what dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?: november 14. I think that's the only one... 8. what was your biggest achievement of the year?: Finding just a little bit more peace... not much more... just a little bit. getting a design job. 9. what was your biggest failure?: not being more considerate of others. 10. did you suffer illness or injury?: i wasn't sick for long but i had a pretty hellish two days of flu in november. Door A lay by my side and stroked my hair till i fell asleep, so I guess that's why i'll remember it. 11. what was the best thing you bought?: this little computer i'm typing on now. 12. whose behaviour merited celebration?: nicole kidman's. wait. huh? no, it doesn't! 13. whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?: the voting population of two major western countries. 14. where did most of your money go?: rent, oh god, rent. the first year of rent-paying. ugh. 15. what did you get really, really, really excited about?: whenever i put photos in for processing, i get really, really, really excited when i go to pick them up. 16. what song will always remind you of 2004?: alanis morrissette's 'head over feet'. no reason, i just listened to it quite a bit this year. 17. compared to this time last year, are you: 18. what do you wish you'd done more of?: photography. 19. What do you wish you'd done less of?: wasting time. i wish i hadn't wasted so much time, especially hanging about work. 20. how will you be spending christmas?: present-swapping at home, then lying on the couch a bit. 22. did you fall in love in 2004?: no. 23. How many one-night stands? 2 x pash-n-dashes, 1 x one-night-stand, 1 x pash-and-dash-turned-relationship. 24. what was your favourite tv program?: i didn't watch much tv this year. 25. do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?: no, i don't. i still hate the same people i hated last year, though. 26. what was the best book you read?: a fine balance by rohinton mistry 27. what was your greatest musical discovery?: RADIOHEAD 28. what did you want and get?: everything that I bought for myself. Radiohead tickets was the biggest thing. 29. what did you want and not get?: a medium format camera. for the majority of the year, love (or even like). 30. what was your favourite film of this year?: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. 31. what did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?: i turned 20. i already told you (flick back a couple of entries)... 32. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?: not having to the make the decision i'll be making in a couple of days (even if i say i've already made up my mind). oh, and appreciation at work. that would have made my year... so much better. 33. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?: economical. 34. what kept you sane?: cheap thrills. 35. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?: dicko. 36. what political issue stirred you the most?: oh god, where do i start? 37. who did you miss?: right now? my upstairs boy. 38. who was the best new person you met?: upstairs boy... i think... 39. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: don't expect perfection - of yourself, or of others. 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: 'You're a microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan designed and directed by his red right hand' - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 40. Do you think 2005 will be a better year for you? I don't think so. which will make it excruciatingly hard. because 2004 wasn't all that great. those last five |